Smoker&#39;s appliance



March 6, 1928. I 1,661,215

D. w. CAUSEY SMOKERS APPLIANCE Filed Aug. 12. 1926 r be readily available to the'smoker and will on'the line 373 of Fig. 1

I unused compacts Patented 'Marf6, 1928; I

, UNITED sr Ar 'nnmnnwijcnusnygor uonro'nn, enema Application filed august 12,1926; serial 110, 28,791,

' This invention relates to smokers appli-vj. ances, and more particularly to an improvement'in a receptaclewhich canbe convene iently carried by the user'to serve as 'aLpersonal ash tray and receiver for lighted stubs vcorresponding parts throughout the" several j figures of the drawings g gIn carrying the inventionginto eflfectkit is r of cigarettes and the like. V

One oftheflobjects of the inventlon is to provide a useful and convenient device which may be conveniently embodied-imaneat and attractive fo'rm',;"and which' is readily available for use in'holdingtheashes'of cigarettes and the like,as well asfurnishing a support for the lighted smoke, c

While devices of this general character have heretofore been used,ji nevertheless it vhas been the general custom to combine the feature of areceptacle with eithera'p 'ackage v of cigarettesor-box of matches orsome other,

smoking. accessory! which has proved I to be more or less unpopular. .Furthermoreyitis essentialito provide adevice which will receive and hold a lighted stubgto extinguish} the same in order "to meetlfire underwriters requirementSQ Accordingly, the presentinventioncontemplates a receptacle which will encourage the proper disposition of the ashes tical manner;

as well as'the lighted stub in a safe and prac- A further objectofthe invention istof provide a' support or res't'adapted to be'used' in connection with receptacles offva'rious types, thereby-;rendering the invention of special utility in "connection with standard metallic packages or receptacles, For; eii ampleyit is proposed to make a rest or support for the'cigare'tte or thelike' which is so,

constructed that the same may be placediin or receptacles originally sold containing facial cosmetics,

7 Withthe above, and other; object'slin view-J which will more readily appearas the nature 7 of the invention is -bett'er understood the same consists of the novel construction, com! H ofjrestshownin Fig 1 it will be gohs'erved bination and arrangement of partsj hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and" I e p k e I l 1 p'i'vota lly ,mounteclion orcarried. by th I, practicalembodiment off the invention is showninthe accompanying;

Figl 2'is a vertical cross sectional view or the device shown inFig. 1.

, Fig. 3 is a detail cross sectional view taken swinging-bail 1m embers 2 which ma b view of one sini proposed to employ a receptacle of any d'e-I:

detail perspective view ofione sired shape .or design the same including two interfitting sections preferably of cup-like forniancl respectively designated as A andB;

. connectedby a hingeQ therebyto be opened 5 and closed to. provide an airtight v receiver;

for ashes iandlighted stubs. -.In connection same in such Way that when the device is opened for use, both sections "Will; lie 'fi'at, p? h s pp rtin ,s r wt P Y e et at i stabll a d wi l, r ad lyy n 7 the positionin whichitisgplaced'or set..

.with thesectionsA andB it mayfbernotedi' h it? iopes i t nse y f ee j he j One bt theilsections .isgadapted; to carry therewith a.rest,or 'rac' k for supportingtlie lighted cigarette,v orthe' like in a position above the planerof the members Whenopened I '1 "up for use In other words the restl) is 9 adapted-to bei foldedor' collapsed-downinto i i the section'onjwhichit is mounted bythe we e f 1 gi g, oth r?v ct on. in 1 closed r'elationthereto, A's previouslyindi,

cated, itisithepurposeandintenttoprovide I.

a rest D which may be embodied' in r the re: cepta cle as. a per nanent part. thereof, gor ;as;,

a unitfwh ich may :bftittedinto any desired 7 V receptacle; Therefore, as shown i n .Eig ;1.= I

of the drawings, the rest-1D is shown as permanently associated with the s'ection:;B, as 1 is also true of Fig. i which shows a modifif-f e o hein ent o vh n F g-"fiz hejforinadapting itifor unit lisjsh'ownffi t s'e ;,1n connection withg varioussizes 1 of con- Referring to I type that the same includes a; plate or; platform ,e-{conveni'ently u held: to the section "Bib means .of

serted in thei usual beadlorfiange ;ordinarily formed on boxes or receptacles of the. type shown, or on thefother hand it,inaybe riveted, or votherwise-Qfsecured; in posit ieng new of t min t ifl t o '1' V in an elevated or erect position, the same may be connected atone end with the section A so that when the box is opened the platform will be automatically brought into position for use. Various expedients may be resorted to for automatically erecting the plate constituting a platform, but as shown in Figures 1 and 2 the said platform is preferably connected to the section A by means of the link 3, the said link being anchored in any suitable manner to the section A,'as for example, by connecting with the fin or abutment 4. With this arrangement it will be clear that upon the movement of one section ofthe receptacle with referenceto the other, the rest D will be automatically actuated-to facilitate the closing of the sections.

As will be-observedi from Fig. l the rest D is mounted upon base E and'swingingly supported on the bail members 5, similar to the manner in whichthe rest 'D is mounted. However, in this embodiment the rest is spring actuated so that when the sections are opened up the rest will automatically elevate to the position shown. \Vhile a spring of any suitable type may be used for the purpose"indicated, in the embodiment shown a coil spring 6 is convenientlywrapped about the horizontal portion of one ofthe bails'and has one of its ends engaging the vertical portion of the bail,

- the tension ofthe spring being such as to rious size.

automatically throw the rest D from the dotted to the full line position of Fig. 4. In this embodiment it will be observed that the platform of the rest bridges the joint between the sections, andmay be found advantageous since in laying a'lighted cigarette on the rest the ashes will not fall between the sections but will be caught by one of the sections. For the purpose of actuating the platformof, the rest I) when the sections are closed a suitable cam or equivalent actuator? maybe used.

From Fig. 5 it will'be observed that the base E which carries the rest D is adjustable. In the example shown the adjustability is efi'ected by employing two sections 8 and9 which are telescopically interfitted so that one sectionis movable relative to the other to match boxes or receptacles of va- Tofacilitate the positioning of the base in a box or receptacle the ends of the members of the base are preferably made of flattened. or wedge-shape formation to readily fit into a'depression, or beneath a rim portion of the box or receptacle; Va-

, rious manufacturing expedients may be resorted to in effectingthe adjustable base,

but a practical embodimentis suggested in the drawings wherein the member 8 is a channel member and the member 9 is a strip frictionally heldtherein insuch a manneras to enable one section to be held relatively set to the other when positioned foruse; As

shown, the side edge portions oftlie memher 8 may be struck up to provide the eyes 11 vfor receiving the bail members which,

support the rest D and if desired, certain of the eyes 11 may. be provided with stop projections 12 for limiting the movement .of the. rest under the influence of the spring tion, and either section may be regarded.

with reference to the other as a cover.

In connection with the restor rack D, or 1 I its equivalent, it may be pointed outthat the plate or platform; portion thereof is preferably formed with flutes or corruga- 'tions, or if'desired. the same may be perforated. In other words, the plate or rest is ventilated to prevent sweating of thecigarette, or rather the condensingof' the nicotine on the. support by pern'iit-ting air to get beneath the burning portion of the cigarette, thus avoiding fouling of the rest;

Another distinctive'advantage of themvention resides in the provision of a receptacle which may be madefair tight so that when a lighted stub is enclosed therein it" will be quickly extinguished; In other words, it is proposedto providefa tight fitting receptacle so that when the oxygen content thereof is burned out by the lighted stub, no further'combustion willtake place.-

Experience has showntthat this requires only a few seconds, thus avoiding the heating up of the metal part of the box and also avoiding theobnoxious smoke frequently incident to the complete burning ofcigarette stubs. f 1 I From the foregoing it Willibe apparent that the present invention provides a safe,

practical, and convenient pocket ash tray or receptacle which not only makes an-. at

tractive article for personal usebut encourages cleanliness and avoids theburn ing of furniture and the like bythe'careless disposition of ashes and lighted's tubs.

Without further description it is thought,

that the features. and advantages of .the invention will be readilyv apparent and it will also be understood that changes in; the form,proportion and minor details of. construction may be resorted to. Without: de-

parting'from the spirit of-the inventionor scope'of the appendedrclaims. I

I claim 2- v 1 A smokers appliance includif ga rer ceptacle comprising two cup-like sections,

a hinge connecting Saidsections, a cigarette rest including a plate, a base member adapted to be fitted to one of the sections, means for swingingly connecting the plate and the base member, and means for movingv said cigarette rest from an elevated to a collapsed position and vice versa.

2. A smokers appliance including cuplike sections, a hinge connecting said sections, a plate-like cigaretterest mounted in one of said sections to move from a collapsed to an erect position in a plane at right angles to the hinge, and means carried by the other section fonmoving the said cigarette rest to its collapsed position.

3. A smokers appliance including a pair of cup-like sections, a hinge for connecting said sections and a cigarette rest carried by one of said sections and adapted towbe moved in a plane at right angles to said hinge to be erected for use, and .a link connecting said cigarette rest and the opposite section.

4-. A smokers appliance including a pair f of cup-likesections, a hinge connecting said cup-llke sections, and a cigarette rest carried by one of said sections and including I com risin a' late and a. base I means for pivotally connecting the plate and the base, and said base having adjustable means for engaging with the receptacle.

6. In a smoke'rs appliance, the combination with a receptacle,- of a cigarette rest,

comprising 'a plate and a base, meansfor pivotally connecting the plate and the base,

said base including telescopically interfitting members ada'ptedto be extended toengage ,with'one of said sections.

7. A smokers vappliance comprising a substantially air-tight receptacle providing a pocketash tray and including interfitting sections hinged together, a rising and fall mg plate member constituting a cigarette rest'carried by one of the sections and dis- "posedat' right angles to the axis of the hinge connection between said sections whereby the section opposite the one carrying the plate member may constitute an ashrrece'iving receptacles v 8. A smokers appliance including a receptacle comprising two cup-like sect-ions, one of which constitutes a1 cover, a cigarette rest having a base member rigidly fitted into one of the receptacle sections, and a plate member provided with swinging supports connected wit-h thebase member and with the plate member, and means causing the automatic raising of the-plate member wlth its supports upon the removal of the-cover section of the receptacle,and for the depression of the plate member upon replacing said cover section.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. V

I DANIEL W. CAUSEY 

